Smooth, finished ceiling after popcorn texture removal and skim coating

Popcorn Ceiling Removal in Greater Nashville

Your Popcorn Ceiling Removal Project, From Consultation to Completion

Plenty of homes in Lebanon, Hermitage, and Murfreesboro still wear the popcorn ceilings of an earlier era. Scraping that texture and finishing the ceiling smooth instantly modernizes a Mount Juliet living room and brightens the whole space.

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Ceiling Assessment. We test for asbestos in pre-1980 Greater Nashville homes, evaluate the ceiling substrate condition, and discuss your preferred finish, smooth flat ceiling or a light modern texture.

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Remove & Smooth. We protect your furniture and floors with full-room containment, wet-scrape the popcorn ceiling texture, skim-coat to a smooth finish, and sand for a perfectly flat, paint-ready surface.

Finished smooth ceiling after popcorn removal, skim coating, priming, and paint
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Prime & Paint. The smooth ceiling is primed and painted with premium flat ceiling paint for a clean, modern look that transforms the entire room and adds value to your Greater Nashville home.

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What Popcorn Ceiling Removal Costs in Greater Nashville (2026)

107%

Maximum ROI on popcorn ceiling removal

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70–80%

Typical investment recouped at resale

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$1,985

Average professional removal cost

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Popcorn Ceiling Removal Portfolio Gallery

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Sherwin-Williams
Benjamin Moore
Behr
PPG
Romabio

Popcorn Ceiling Removal for Greater Nashville Homes

Popcorn ceilings still show up on plenty of older Hermitage, Old Hickory, La Vergne, and mid-century Murfreesboro homes, and the removal work is the single biggest visual upgrade an interior can take. Once the texture is scraped, skimmed, primed, and painted flat, the room reads dramatically taller and more current under LED lighting. Homes built before the mid-1980s can carry asbestos in the texture, so testing through a certified lab clears the ceiling before any scraping begins.

Containment is what makes this scope livable in an occupied home. Floors, walls, and any remaining furniture are fully masked, and the work area is contained so scraping debris stays out of the rest of the home. Ceilings are wetted where appropriate so texture releases cleanly rather than tearing paper, and daily cleanup keeps the home usable while a room is worked.

Most homeowners choose a smooth or very light knockdown ceiling once the popcorn is off. Ceiling paint is chosen for a flat, uniform look, and the scope pairs cleanly with any interior painting already scheduled. Where the removal exposed cracks or dings, drywall repair is folded in so the whole ceiling returns as one clean surface.

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Your peace of mind, at the top of mind with our three-year transferable warranty. Covers the painting job, even if you sell the house.

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Popcorn Ceiling Removal FAQs in Greater Nashville

Scraping creates dust, so we mask and protect the room thoroughly before starting. In Lebanon and Hermitage homes we contain the work area and clean up fully, leaving a smooth painted ceiling behind.

Yes. Once the popcorn is removed we smooth the surface and apply a fresh ceiling finish, so your Mount Juliet or Murfreesboro ceiling is move-in clean when we leave.

Popcorn ceilings installed before 1980 in some older Murfreesboro, Franklin, and Old Hickory homes can contain asbestos, so we recommend a test kit before scraping begins. Confirmed asbestos is handled by a licensed abatement contractor, not our crews. Post-abatement repaint is scoped by us.

Popcorn removal is a wet-scrape process that is contained with plastic and floor protection so the mess stays in the work zone across Murfreesboro, Smyrna, and Mount Juliet homes. Ceilings are skimmed smooth, primed, and painted after the texture comes off. The 3-year transferable warranty covers the finished ceiling.

Yes; every popcorn scope includes skim, sand, prime, and two ceiling coats so Greater Nashville living rooms and hallways read as one continuous smooth surface. Repair of embedded wiring, vents, and can lights is coordinated during the scrape. The exact schedule is confirmed at the free in-home estimate.

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